River Quotes

1549 River quotes by 1049 unique authors

To put your hands in a river is to feel the chords that bind the earth together. — Barry Lopez
A river is more than an amenity, it is a treasure. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
An ocean refuses no river. — Unknown Author
A river, though, has so many things to say that it is hard to know what it says to each of us. — Norman Maclean
The seasons, like greater tides, ebb and flow across the continents. Spring advances up the United States at the average rate of about fifteen miles… — Edwin Way Teale
When I was a child and came with my elders to Galway for their salmon fishing in the river that rushes past the gaol, I… — Lady Gregory
I am proud to place Tercio Red River into a conservation easement forever protecting this spectacular landscape with Colorado Open Lands. — Louis Bacon
My mother brought me numerous times to visit Orton as a child, and I have visited the gardens with my children many times. Orton is… — Louis Bacon
I always like to look for adventure when I go away. I have gone on several horse adventures with my wife - from Guangxi we… — Antony Gormley
Bind up thy words that they run not riot, and grow wanton, and gather up sins for themselves in too much talking. Let them be… — Saint Ambrose
I used to waterski on the Niagara River. — Kim Alexis
With epidemics, people have been standing on the shore, waiting for the gusher to hit the ocean. But to prevent epidemics, you have to look… — Nathan Wolfe
The job of singing is to stay open to the river of soul in all its manifestations, the dark and the light, without letting your… — Jennifer Warnes
The United States is a world unto itself. We have mountains, we have deserts, we have a river that equals the Yangtze River, that equals… — Paul Theroux
When I was 18 at the Santa Ana River Jetty is where I put my first board in the water that I ever got from… — Dick Dale
I love the Park. I like to walk on the East River, too, up at Gracie Square, but Central Park is my favorite part of… — Brooke Astor
My maternal granddad, Leonard, was full of amazing stories. He was an orphan, with 11 or 12 brothers and sisters, and he used to tell… — Jamie Cullum
A beautiful city is Richmond, seated on the hills that overlook the James River. The dwellings have a pleasant appearance, often standing by themselves in… — William Cullen Bryant
It is one thing to hear about the forest and the river, but an entirely other experience to go there, to see the environment, and… — Chris Kilham
Just as a drop of water in the ocean cannot avail much; but if a great river runneth into it, that maketh a great commotion. — Jakob Bohme
Ships are obliged to take on harbor or river pilots - who provide specialized local navigation - when they approach a port, but in the… — Rose George
I believe that the federal government, like a raging river, has expanded upon the barriers and the boundaries of its banks, and unfortunately, it is… — Steve Southerland
Those who stand at the threshold of life always waiting for the right time to change are like the man who stands at the bank… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Seriously, who really cares how long the Nile river is, or who was the first to discover cheese? How is memorizing that ever going to… — Aaron Swartz
When I was a child, my father used to take me for walks, often along a river or by the sea. We would pass people… — Peter Singer

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